HottWwjdIam There is just so much movie here. For some it may be too much. But in the same secretly sarcastic way most telemarketers say the phrase, the title of this one is particularly apt.

Yash Wade Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

Cassandra Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Squeele Every fan of the original novel must cringe while watching this amateurish rendition of Alexandre Dumas' classic tale of vengeance. And every person who hasn't read it yet should avoid it at all costs.The Count of Monte-Cristo is one of the most adapted novels in the history of Cinema/television. And oddly not a single adaptation was even remotely faithful, if so entertaining. However this French mini-series had the perfect length (6 Hrs) to succeed in putting on screen the innumerable characters, themes and places where so many failed miserably for almost a century. Well, better luck next time, I guess. As Josee Dayan provides what is arguably one of the worst Monte Cristo ever put on screen. Which is somehow an amazing performance considering the challenge...You're in for six LONG hours of mediocre performances, lousy direction and terribly cheesy writing. Of course Dumas' style was also very heavy and somewhat ham-fisted, but it never harmed the main plot and even managed to convey the social criticism, as well as contain the over-the-top situations and strengthen the emotion.This horrible mess has nothing. No social relevance, no engaging "larger than life" drama or adventure. The sets are cheap and the art direction ugly. And above all, the emotion never translates from the book to the screen. Not a single minute out of 360. Nice achievement.Oh, and did I mention that they *changed* the ending? Turning the amazing, challenging and beautiful conclusion of the novel into a ridiculous piece of garbage the worst Hollywood hack would be ashamed of.Avoid this thing. Seriously.

bbosman I'm a big fan of the Alexandre Dumas story' Count of Monte Christo. The atmosphere in as well the book as the 2002 movie directed by Kevin Reynolds is fabulous!! Although in the 2002 movie I would have liked to see more detailed revenge plans, I really liked the part in which Edmond Dantes is educated by his visitor in jail Abbe Faria... In this miniseries the opposite is true.. it's absolutely fabulous in working out the part of revenge (so especially after you've watched the first 1/2 episodes, it gets great). Dantes teached by Faria is less more interesting in this miniseries.. which I think is logical since the French have a totally opposite view on what's interesting in comparison to the Americans. Gerard Depardieu acts great as le Comte le Monte Christo.. and this miniseries sticks better to the original story which I also like... One 2 Watch.. more than 1 time.. :-)

mairhi I first saw this at christmas about 3 years ago. I was ill in bed with flu and just wanted to die. I got up for a change of scenery and put the tv on. This was on. I spent the next three days setting the alarm for 3pm and getting up out of my death bed to watch this compelling series. I then found it on DVD, and bought it (the book was included and I have been reading that too). THe story is compelling and the characterisations by all of the actors are amazing. THe detail is fantastic and even though I don't normally "do subtitles" I have watched the entire series several times, finding something new and even more entertaining each time. I would recommend it to anyone - this would make kids WANT to learn french in school so they could watch it without the subtitles.

jkj7 This movie conforms to the book and manages to capture the true story. Revenge ... Girard Depardieu is wonderful and I have watched it twice (subtitles, no less!!) It is well worth the effort. Reading the book first was definitely helpful.